Upcoming Textile Workshops

SOY WAX BATIK
Saturday, April 13, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
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Learn how to do batik wax-resist techniques using a tjanting tool, stamps, and brushes to create layers of texture and color on fabric. In this workshop, you will create beautifully patterned cotton fabric, with wax resist and painted dyes. Soy wax is a safe, inexpensive, and user-friendly alternative to the beeswax and paraffin that are traditionally used for Batik. 

Registration Fee is $45, and includes all materials.
​Please email [email protected] to register.
INDIGO DYE
Pre-Mother's Day Family Special!
Friday, May 3, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Indigo Dyeing in a process that is fun for any age! In this workshop, each person will choose a silk or cotton scarf, and learn the Itajime Shibori process for folding and clamping the fabric to get a beautiful repeat pattern with indigo dye.

Individual cost  is $25. Special rate for one parent & child is $40. Additional family members $20 each.
Please email [email protected] to register.
CYANOTYPE PRINTING
Children are welcome in this class!
​Saturday, May 4, 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Cyanotype prints are made with direct exposure to the sun, which means it can be done without any special equipment. In this class, you will make fun prints on both fabric and paper, with a wide range of objects such as lace, leaves, stones, and stencils. These prints make beautiful framed gifts!

Registration Fee is $35, and includes all materials.
Please email [email protected] to register.
SEWING BASICS: HALF-SQUARE TRIANGLES
Saturday, May 18, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm

In this class, you will learn the basics of machine piecing, with a focus on making half-square triangles. With this one basic unit, you can create endless patterns by varying color placement. We will cover tricks for making triangles with precise points, and a number of design variations.
​Any level of sewing experience is welcome!

Registration is $40.
Please email [email protected] to register.
NATURAL DYE COLOR WHEEL
Saturday, June 15, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
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This class is a perfect crash-course for anyone interested in natural dyes! As a group, we create a full spectrum color wheel with indigo, weld, cochineal, and onion skins. Each student leaves the class with a fully dyed color wheel of wool yarn, as well as cotton & silk fabric. Students are also provided with all of the dye recipes to continue dyeing at home. In addition to natural dyes, we use only safe mordants for a fully environmentally safe process. 

Registration Fee is $65.
​Please email [email protected] to register.

A Few of Our Previous Workshops:

WET-FELTED BOWLS

In this fun workshop, students learn the basics of dimensional feltmaking. Using the wet-felting process, students learn how to layer dyed wool roving to create bowl forms with a template resist.  We also do needle-felting to add surface embellishment.
ECO DYEING

Eco-dyeing involves binding fresh plants in the fabric and creating leaf prints through a steaming process. In this class, we create beautifully patterned silk fabric using plant materials and natural dyes. We use local  leaves that are high in tannins, such as maple and oak, as well as some fun ones such as smokebush and eucalyptus. No two ecoprints are ever the same! In the class, we make silk scarves, as well as other fabrics that can be incorporated into sewing projects.

​DYNAMIC EMBROIDERY 

This class focuses on the use of embroidery stitches to create imagery that is dynamic and gestural. We explore the satin stitch, couching, and french knots - stitches that are great for expressive mark-making. These techniques can be used for everything from figurative embroidery, to botanical imagery, to repeating pattern.

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TAPESTRY WEAVING BASICS

In this class, you will learn the basics of tapestry weaving with yarn and fabric, as well as instructions for building your own looms, which can be a great class project if you are an educator! This project is adaptable for all age levels. You will be provided with all materials, as well as a project lesson plan.